RE: b3 heaven/lonnie smith

Dawn Kinishi
Thu, 15 Jan 1998 10:45:13 -0600

T-bird,
Charles is smokin'!! I'm not sure where he is with recording but
Lonnie comes up to Chicago every so often and the two get together at
the Green Mill or Green Dolphin Street for "B3 Hammond Organ Duals" -
both of them on stage performing at the same time. It's really
phenomenal considering their styles are so different; Lonnie will play
this really sad quivering baptist-church soundin' solo and then
Charles'll come in starting out slow and then burst into this funky
energetic explosion that's brings the roof down! Check em out if you get
a chance.

I don't know about Lonnie's rhodes stuff; I was too busy hanging
out on the beach when I was in Miami to look him up.

cheers,
dawn

> ----------
> From: t-bird@salata.com[SMTP:t-bird@salata.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 11, 1998 12:59 PM
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: b3 heaven/lonnie smith
>
> DK> If you're interested in getting to B3 heaven, you must check out
> DK> Chicago's very own Charles Earland and Lonnie Smith (I believe he
> DK> resides in Miami ?!?! Go figure ... )
>
> what's charles up to these days? my partner, junior roach, is
> playing a
> really dope old track of his a lot. also, lonnie's not still playing
> too
> much organ is he? isn't he on that effected rhodes trip still? not
> that
> i don't like it--i do--but his organ stuff is funkier...
>
> t-bird
>